Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams claimed Friday that voter suppression is occurring in Georgia despite record-breaking voter turnout.
Appearing on “CNN News Central,” Abrams said Georgia voters are being “suppressed” in battleground states and that the government is making it more difficult for American voters to cast their ballots while discussing early voting. he claimed. The state has seen record early voting turnout, with a total of 3.5 million votes cast as of Friday morning. According to Go to News4JAX.
“We’re excited to see who will participate, but we need to understand that turnout does not mean there will be no voter suppression activity,” Abrams said. “Many voters in 2020 were able to vote by mail, and one of the reasons for the early lines is that SB 202 and S.B. 189, the easier option of voting by mail is no longer available.
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“Disabled and homeless people face difficult circumstances to vote, but they refuse to be silent,” Abrams said. “What we’re excited about is that here in Georgia, people are willing to fight to make voting happen, even though the government is making it harder to vote.” (Related: Stacey Abrams’ brother-in-law arrested on human trafficking charges)
“We believe they are in line to support Kamala Harris in particular,” Abrams added.
Abrams has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims of voter suppression and once refused to concede to Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp after the November 2018 gubernatorial election. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger also previously condemned Abrams’ claims about a stolen election.
The state passed a law in March 2021 that placed limits on absentee voting and strengthened the ballot verification process. President Joe Biden has previously called laws requiring voter ID “Jim Crow 2.0.”
Georgia is considered a key battleground state in this election cycle. Early voting turnout was high in other battleground states this year, with a record 353,000 votes cast in North Carolina on the first day of early voting.
Former President Donald Trump currently holds a 2.6 percentage point lead in Georgia, with 49.3% leading the vote over Vice President Kamala Harris with 46.7%. According to Convert to average value from RealClear Polling. The Republican presidential candidate currently leads in all top battleground states with 48.6%, 1.1 percentage points ahead of Harris’ 47.5%. According to RealClear polling average up to.
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